33 datasets found

This report is part of an effort to assist the Governments in developing the annex on domestic wastewater. The purpose of the annex is to identify the most appropriate...

This report is a synthesis of the evaluation that has taken place, and gives an overview of the policy aspects of the environmental issues emanating from the petroleum industry,...

One of the most striking features of this collection of case studies is the diversity of environmental problems which have been targetted by these policy instruments, including...

The Regional Activity Centre for Land-based Sources of Marine Pollution (LBS/RAC-Cimab) Protocol was contracted by the Caribbean Regional Coordinating Unit of the United Nations...

Due to the success of this programme and the high demands expressed by network participants, it was agreed by the GEMS/WATER Steering Committee to develop a comprehensive guide...

This report provides the supporting science for the UNEP Science-to-Policy brief (2017). It synthesizes the current science on wastewater pollution and coral reefs to inform...

This report provides an overview of the current state of the environment in the occupied Palestinian territory. Building on earlier work by the United Nations Environment...

A Terminal Evaluation of the IDB/UNEP/GEF project ‘Testing a Prototype Caribbean Regional Fund for Wastewater Management’ (the IDB/UNEP/GEF CReW project) has been undertaken,...

This publication aims to explore how current trends in faecal sludge management are impacting human and environmental health in Africa (both sub-Saharan and Northern Africa)....

The proper collection, treatment, and disposal of wastewater is essential to protecting human health as well as to protect the natural environment. The Caribbean Sea Ecosystem...

Our recommended approach to economic valuation to influence decision-makers on investment in wastewater treatment follows the three-phased approach recommended by Waite et al.,...

This report is intended to serve as a comprehensive resource guide for conducting an economic analysis for the main research question – a comparison of the costs of investing in...

Annex 1 provides two templates - the Characterization Form (for collecting information about the study area) and a template for development of a summary of results. These...

A range of organizations have been involved in the implementation of the first phase of CReW. The main “actors” in CReW have been the ministries with responsibility for water...

Effective management of wastewater in the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR) is a significant challenge faced by the region. Currently in the Caribbean, approximately 85 per cent of...

These Guidelines provide the steps required to develop a wastewater management plan (WWMP). They specify the factors that should be taken into consideration in developing the...

The purpose of this report is to document and analyse the information received through the KAP questionnaire that was distributed and completed by participants before the actual...

Wastewater pollution is a serious problem in the Caribbean. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is assessing wastewater management in four island nations—the Dominican Republic, Haiti,...

The State of the Convention Area (SOCAR)is the fi rst such region-wide assessment undertaken by the Secretariat, and is a baseline assessment of the state of the Wider Caribbean...

El presente documento está dirigido a la elaboración de planes nacionales que satisfagan las obligaciones del Anexo III, pero una buena parte de la guía también aplica a la...